Reply #281: But wouldn't it be easier if the dress code was gender neutral?

[conflictgirl]

The dress code didn't say anything about makeup or jewelry, so I don't think that was part of either "uniform." And women wearing pants and capris is certainly not recent, unless you consider the past 50 years "recent."

It seems like the problem would be solved if the rule applied across the board - white dress shirt, black pants or skirt, black dress shoes. No ridiculous requirement that women wear dresses or heels, but women who wanted to could do so. If most of the girls in that school don't wear dresses, as stated in the OP, then it's probably going to present a financial hardship to some families if girls are specifically required to wear dresses and heels. It's not 1950 anymore where most girls had such clothes. I didn't even have those clothes when I graduated 14 years ago.

Why is it so unreasonable to suggest that the same standard should apply to men and women?